DISAMATIC
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DISAMATIC is an automatic production line used for fast manufacturing of sand molds for sand casting. This process is often used to mass manufacture metal castings for the automotive and machine industries.
History
In 1957, Vagn Aage Jeppesen, professor at the
In 1962, a half scale prototype of a DISAMATIC sand molding machine with flaskless and vertically parted molds. During the International Foundry Trade Fair (GIFA) in 1962 in Düsseldorf, the scale model was demonstrated on DISA's stand. This resulted in sales of two first DISAMATICs to European foundries. The first automatic DISAMATIC molding lines could produce up to 240 complete sand molds per hour.
Process
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Disa.jpg/1000px-Disa.jpg)
DISAMATIC consists of a molding machine and mold transporting
The molds are then filled with